The worldwide data management software market is massive (According to IDC, the worldwide database software market, which it refers to as the database management systems software market, was forecasted to be approximately $82 billion in 2023 growing to approximately $137 billion in 2027. This represents a 14% compound annual growth rate). At MongoDB we are transforming industries and empowering developers to build amazing apps that people use every day. We are the leading developer data platform and the first database provider to IPO in over 20 years. Join our team and be at the forefront of innovation and creativity.

This role is part of the leadership team for the MongoDB Education Engineering Department, which includes the MongoDB Documentation platform team, MongoDB University (online learning) platform team, and Education AI team. The charter of MongoDB Education is to get millions of people to learn MongoDB. We view learning as a multidimensional journey as different people learn differently and we want to reach learners where they are and with their learning preference. We offer multiple learning experiences today including  “read it”, “watch it”, “try it”, “achieve it” and now “ask it” using AI technology.

In this role, you will lead the Documentation Platform Engineering team. The Documentation Platform delivers 60M page views a year and is critical to our users’ understanding of MongoDB products. You will manage a team of engineers who bring in the “best of class” technologies into our infrastructures, integrate them and also develop apps/extensions to meet our learning vision and needs. 

This role can be based out of one of our offices in Canada or the USA, or remotely in Canada or the USA.  

• Lead the Docs Platform Engineering team responsible for overseeing documentation platforms.
• Manage and oversee the Documentation platform team.
• Direct a team of distributed engineers focused on integrating and developing technologies to support learning and documentation vision and needs.
• Bring in "best of class" technologies into infrastructures.
• Develop apps and extensions to enhance learning capabilities.
• Play a key role in shaping the technological infrastructure supporting the organization's learning initiatives.

• 7+ years of experience in the industry, and 1+ years of experience managing others 
• Demonstrated experience in estimating project timelines and communicating rationale for delays
• Demonstrated skill in designing software and making informed engineering trade-offs based on project requirements, team capacity, and other factors
• Hands-on experience and understanding of git, TypeScript, React, CI/CD, markup languages, and other technologies
• Experience with MongoDB (or at least a track record of solutioning with other databases)
• Successful track record in leading technical projects
• Ability to work at a strategic level to contribute to the vision of Education and also at a tactical level to move projects forward
• Ability to take business requirements at a strategic level and “solution it” i.e. design architectures and solutions to enable new learning capabilities
• Passion for integrations – we bring together multiple technologies to build the best experience for our docs users
• Interest in experimenting with new technologies like AI
• Interest in cross functional technical projects including back end, front end, web traffic and analytics projects
• Strong leadership skills to build cross-team relationships and alignment

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

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MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.